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This post is part of the ongoing “Ultimate Road Trip” series. To read more about the places visited or the experiences had, simply click on the post description below. Cheers! Earlier this year, I finally checked-off a bucket-list item that I’ve been waiting for years to get to: The Northern Rocky Mountains. Consulting only a […]

The day in Banff National Park thus far had been amazing. The weather was great for hiking Johnston Canyon and Moraine Lake. I was hoping the weather would hold for another hike in Lake Louise as well. My goal for the afternoon was hiking the Lake Agnes Teahouse trail, another extremely popular hike in Banff […]

The Johnston Canyon hike was beautiful and invigorating and, after a brief lunch in the town of Lake Louise, it was now time to drive to Moraine Lake for an early afternoon mini-hike. I met several hikers (both tourists and locals) that each told me the same thing: “Lake Louise is great, but Moraine Lake […]

After an early morning start in Canmore, followed by a self-guided walking tour of the Fairmont Banff Springs (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), I still had time to get in a mid-morning hike. And not just any hike — I’d be hiking Johnston Canyon, the most popular hike in all of the Canadian Rockies. Getting There: The […]

My first full day in Banff National Park started with a large breakfast and a lot of coffee at the Holiday Inn Canmore. It would be hard to top the previous day’s activities (walking on a glacier at the Columbia Icefield, the Glacier Skywalk, and Athabasca Falls) in Jasper National Park, but I was going […]

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J.R. West

J.R. West is an avid traveler, explorer, and advocate for wildlife and the environment. As an expert in the art of "travel, points, and miles", he has flown hundreds of thousands of miles and traveled to over 40 countries - mostly for free. Along the way he's had many great adventures, met many great friends, and sampled many, MANY great beverages. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he writes about travel and provides consulting services to fellow travel-hacking enthusiasts.